Water supply master plan

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The City is updating its 2014 Water Supply Master Plan (WSMP) to review our drinking water sources and identify priorities for our water supply, including where our drinking water will come from in the future.

The WSMP provides short-, mid- and long-term water supply options to ensure we can continue to meet the demands of Guelph’s growing population. We’ll investigate existing and new water supply options--including new groundwater and surface water sources in and outside of Guelph--and consider things like water quality and quantity, climate conditions and change, economic factors and relevant regulations.

When we’re done, we’ll have identified constraints and opportunities related to our existing drinking water supply. We’ll also have evaluated and prioritized individual projects to increase the capacity of our existing drinking water supply.

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The City is updating its 2014 Water Supply Master Plan (WSMP) to review our drinking water sources and identify priorities for our water supply, including where our drinking water will come from in the future.

The WSMP provides short-, mid- and long-term water supply options to ensure we can continue to meet the demands of Guelph’s growing population. We’ll investigate existing and new water supply options--including new groundwater and surface water sources in and outside of Guelph--and consider things like water quality and quantity, climate conditions and change, economic factors and relevant regulations.

When we’re done, we’ll have identified constraints and opportunities related to our existing drinking water supply. We’ll also have evaluated and prioritized individual projects to increase the capacity of our existing drinking water supply.

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How have the projected future water demands been considered with the current and future capacity of the Guelph WWTP? Realistically, it seems unlikely that water reclamation efforts would be implemented fast and vastly enough to keep up with the growing water demand (and consequent increased wastewater production).

M.R.
asked
4 months ago

The
Water Supply Master Plan is integrated with the Wastewater Master Plan through
the water demand forecasts. The water demand forecasts are based on the
number of people in Guelph by 2041 and how much water they will use during
the same time period.

The water demand forecast is used in the Water Supply
Master Plan to determine how much new water is needed and when it is
needed in the future. Similarly, the water demand forecast is used
as an input into the Wastewater Master Plan since most of the water demand ends
up as wastewater. The Wastewater Master Plan then identifies alternatives
to address the future wastewater treatment requirements as well as improvements
and upgrades to ensure that there is existing wastewater treatment capacity
when it is needed.

The Wastewater Master Plan will be updated in 2020,
similarly to the Water Supply Master Plan. Interested persons should watch the
City News for more information on the Wastewater Master Plan.